Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Man, oh man, oh Mansfield!
ComedyRomanceadvertising expertambitionsatireengagementmarketingsocial satiretv commerciallipstickmedia satirefilm industrybroad satiretabloid satire
A bright, energetic 1950s satire of advertising and celebrity culture that uses romantic farce and broad comedy to skewer media manipulation and social ambition.
To save his career, an ad man wants a sex symbol to endorse a lipstick but in exchange, she wants him to pretend to be her lover.
Essence
Ensemble
Tony Randall
Rockwell P. Hunter / Himself
Jayne Mansfield
Rita Marlowe
Betsy Drake
Jenny Wells
Joan Blondell
Violet
John Williams
Irving La Salle Jr.
Henry Jones
Henry Rufus
Lili Gentle
April Hunter
Mickey Hargitay
Bobo Branigansky
Georgia Carr
Calypso Singer
Dick Whittinghill
T.V. Interviewer
Ann McCrea
Gladys
Alberto Morin
Frenchman
Closest match
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same mood
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Go darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
